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FergusArgyll02/19/20251 replyview on HN

Yes it is, they actually use the signal protocol,[0] but they collect metadata which Signal supposedly doesn't (you can't really know)

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Signal_Protocol#:~:text=Severa...


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inor0gu02/19/2025

Signal doesn't collect that data, but you have no reason to trust me on it.

Look at what data they can provide to governments when compelled by law: https://signal.org/bigbrother/